Oh please. This is so pedantic. Clearly he is emphasizing that this is a dream come true, and a few years ago he might not have believed they could do it. He

Oh please. This is so pedantic. Clearly he is emphasizing that this is a dream come true, and a few years ago he might not have believed they could do it. He's not saying "I'm shocked that San Francisco is dumb enough to let us do this".